
Mr. Watson, Come Here: How the Telephone Was Born
Mr. Watson, Come Here: How the Telephone Was Born is a narrated read-aloud picture book at guided-reading Level G for ages 7–9, 12 pages long and about 2 minutes to read aloud. Every word highlights as it's read, so a growing reader can follow along.
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Page 1Clap your hands and listen close. That snap is sound, racing through the air.
Page 2Sound is made of vibrations, tiny shakes in the air. These shakes ripple outward, like circles in a pond.
Page 3But vibrations fade fast, and shouting only reaches so far. Long ago, talking to someone far away seemed impossible.



